Course: Strength and Failure of Structural Materials
Lecturer
- Prof. Dr.-Ing. T. Niendorf
Learning objectives
- Basic knowledge of the most important failure mechanisms of structural materials and corresponding design specifications
Contents
- Overview of the most important failure phenomena
- Fundamentals of elasticity theory
- Residual stresses
- Material resistance variables for important stress cases
- Relationship between microstructure and strength
- Treatment of notch-free, notched, cracked and residual stress components
- Introduction to fracture mechanics
Date
- On Mondays, 10-12 am, room 0105, Systembau 1, Moritzstr. 25-31
- On Fridays, 8-10 am, lecture hall 4, Arnold-Bode-Str. 12
Information and documentation
- All information and documents will be published this semester via Moodle (https://moodle.uni-kassel.de). Students who have registered in HIS by April 3, 2022 will receive the registration key for this course by mail on April 4, 2022.